Articles by Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Activists imprisoned for writing slogans and posting portraits to commemorate torture victims
(BCHR/IFEX) – The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) has learned that three young men aged 19 and 20 were summoned on 8 January 2009 to renew their detention for an extra 15 days on charges of writing graffiti and sticking posters on the walls of the Ras Rumman area in the capital, Manama. The […]
Minister calls for ban on websites
(BCHR/IFEX) – On 14 January 2009, local newspapers disclosed a ministerial order by the new minister of culture and information and a member of the royal family, Sheikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, addressed to all telecommunications companies and Internet service providers, calling on them to prevent access to websites that were banned by the […]
Activist prevented from speaking at mosque after criticising ruling elite
(BCHR/IFEX) – For two weeks in a row, reforms activist Hasan Mushaima has been prevented from reaching the Al-Sadeq mosque in the capital city of Manama, where he used to deliver a speech after the Friday evening prayers. Heavily armed foreign mercenaries were deployed to take over the area of the mosque, preventing its caretaker […]
Authorities prevent direct access to online forums
(BCHR/IFEX) – The http://bahrainonline.org and http://shaheed-bh.org websites are well known state-targeted public forums in Bahrain. Recently, for more than the tenth time since their launch, the authorities have prevented direct access to these public sites inside Bahrain. The administration teams of the websites have had to resort to providing different addresses for the public to […]
Journalist prosecuted for alleged sedition, slander, false reporting
(BCHR/IFEX) – The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) has learned that Maryam Al-Shoroogi, a journalist and writer from “Alwasat” newspaper, was summoned on 1 December 2008 by the Public Prosecution (PP) Office on charges of publishing an article which harms unity and introduces discrimination sedition between citizens in Bahrain. Al-Shoroogi was interrogated by Nawaf […]
Minister of Information replaced following TV programme critical of ruling elite corruption
(BCHR/IFEX) – The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) has learned that the Bahraini Minister of Information, Jihad Bu-Kamal, has been replaced by Shaikha Mai Al-Khalifa, a member of the royal family, after a talk-show program criticising the ruling elite of corruption was aired on TV. Bu-Kamal, a businessman and former member of the Appointed […]
Twenty-four IFEX members and partners call for solidarity with human rights defenders at risk for speaking out about rights abuses
(BCHR/IFEX) – The following is a joint action led by BCHR: A Petition of Solidarity with Human Rights Defenders in Bahrain The undersigned organisations express their deep concern over the sustained smear campaign waged against three Bahraini activists who participated last month in a human rights event in Washington D.C., USA. They are Nabeel Ahmed […]
Oil company whistleblower dismissed for denouncing corruption, communicating with media, says BCHR
(BCHR/IFEX) – BCHR is alarmed to learn that Abbas Al-Omran, a unionist and labour rights defender, was dismissed by his employer, the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco), which is engaged in the oil industry and under the control of the local oil and gas authorities. The BCHR believes that the dismissal is linked to Al-Omran’s communications […]